News Stories

October 19, 2016

Global campuses unite in OneSpiRIT event Saturday

Students at RIT campuses around the world will unite in a celebration of their countries and cultures by competing in a game show via live teleconference, answering questions about the different campuses and pop culture.
October 19, 2016

Destler, Johnson honored for diversity efforts

RIT President Bill Destler and his spouse, Rebecca Johnson, were recognized with the 2016 Changing Hearts and Minds Award from the Office of Faculty Recruitment for their commitment to furthering diversity and inclusion on campus.
October 18, 2016

RIT receives grant to support STEM transfer students

RIT received a five-year grant of nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation to support low-income transfer students’ access to undergraduate degrees in engineering and engineering technology. Surendra Gupta, professor of mechanical engineering, is overseeing the program.
October 17, 2016

Rapper T-Pain to perform at Fall Concert

Rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer T-Pain is scheduled to perform at RIT’s Fall Concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 5 in the Gordon Field House.
October 17, 2016

Horton Speaker: Don’t wait to follow your dreams

More than 16,500 people enjoyed RIT’s Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend, including Horton Speaker Brandon Stanton, founder of the internet blog Humans of New York; the Presidents’ Alumni Ball; Classes Without Quizzes; and men’s and women’s hockey games.
October 17, 2016

RIT creates nurse leadership development program

RIT and Rochester Regional Health inaugurated a year-long Nurse Leadership Development Program designed to elevate the leadership potential of selected candidates.
October 17, 2016

RIT to test emergency alert system on Sunday

RIT will conduct a test of RIT Alert, the emergency notification system, at approximately 4 p.m. Sunday.
October 14, 2016

Student designers model jewelry for Fashion Week of Rochester

Students from RIT’s School for American Crafts modeled stunning, self-designed jewelry during the Fashion Week of Rochester opening runway show on Thursday night.
October 13, 2016

Panel addresses insider’s view on politics

Current and former elected officials will discuss “How Politics Really Works: An Insider’s View” on campus on Thursday for more than 200 Advanced Placement government and U.S. history students from high schools in Rochester and surrounding counties.
October 12, 2016

Student Government prepares for Brick City weekend

Meet Farid Barquet, a third-year biotechnology and biomedical sciences major and director of programming for RIT’s Student Government.
October 12, 2016

NTID awarded grant for educational training

The $443,200 grant from the National Science Foundation will help Sara Schley, co-director of NTID’s Research Center for Teaching and Learning, and her team develop an “accessibility toolkit” for STEM faculty who teach classes in which deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing students are present.
October 12, 2016

RIT again ranked among leading green colleges

RIT is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review. The university is featured in the 2016 edition of The Princeton Review Guide to 361 Green Colleges.